IgG Index Revisited: Diagnostic Utility and Prognostic Value in Multiple Sclerosis
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Zheng Y, Shen C, Wang S, Yang F, Cai M, Fang W, Zhang Y, Ding M. Application of the 2017 McDonald criteria in a Chinese population with clinically isolated syndrome. Therapeutic Advances In Neurological Disorders 2020, 13: 1756286419898083. PMID: 32010225, PMCID: PMC6971959, DOI: 10.1177/1756286419898083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinically isolated syndromeChinese patientsDiagnostic performanceAccurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosisMultiple sclerosisDiagnosis of multiple sclerosisFollow-up dataDetection of MSRetrospective studyMcDonald criteriaAccurate diagnosisTertiary hospitalChinese populationInterquartile rangeLow specificitySurvival analysisDiagnostic criteriaPatientsAsian populationsSyndromeClinicSclerosisBaselineInterquartile